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Sharing Overhaul - Scholarly Updates
By Scholarly
6 min read
We've been hard at work enhancing our platform to make sharing your content easier, more secure, and more discoverable. Our latest Sharing Overhaul brings a host of new features and improvements designed to provide you with a seamless sharing experience.
Simplified Sharing Options
Sharing your pages, PDFs, and flashcards is now more straightforward than ever:
- Share via Email: You can effortlessly share your entire pages or flashcard decks directly through email. Whether you're collaborating with classmates or sharing resources with friends, our email sharing feature ensures your content reaches the right people quickly and securely.
- Unified Sharing Links: We've streamlined our sharing links to make them more intuitive. All shared content now resides under a single, easy-to-remember URL structure, eliminating the need for multiple routes and making your shared links cleaner and more professional.
Enhanced Content Visibility
Your shared content is now more discoverable, both within our platform and on the web:
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO): All your shared PDFs and flashcards are now optimized for search engines. This means your valuable content can be found more easily by others, increasing its reach and impact.
- Direct Access to Flashcards: If a page contains only flashcards, users will be automatically directed to the flashcard view, ensuring they access the content in the most effective format.
Improved Control and Security
We understand the importance of maintaining control over your shared content. Our Sharing Overhaul introduces robust features to help you manage your shared resources:
- View-Only Access: When you share your content, recipients can view but not edit it. This ensures your original work remains intact while still being accessible to others.
- Secure Access: To access shared content, recipients are required to create an account. This not only simplifies the sharing process but also ensures that your content remains secure and is only accessible to authorized users.
- Email Verification: We’ve implemented email validation to verify the authenticity of shared content, adding an extra layer of security to your shared links.
Easy Content Management
Managing your content has never been easier with our new features:
- Duplicate Content with Ease: Whether you want to create a backup of your work or experiment with different versions, you can now duplicate pages, PDFs, and flashcards with just a few clicks. Our intuitive duplicate buttons make it simple to create copies without any hassle.
- Comprehensive Content Statistics: Gain insights into how your content is being used with our enhanced statistics tracking. Monitor page views, duplication counts, and more to understand the reach and impact of your shared resources.
Seamless Transition and Cleanup
We've taken care to ensure that your transition to the new Sharing Overhaul is smooth:
- Cleaned-Up Features: We've removed outdated export functionalities to provide a more consistent and streamlined experience.
- Data Migration: All your existing shared content has been seamlessly migrated to the new system, ensuring that your visibility settings and shared links remain intact.
What’s Next?
Our Sharing Overhaul is a significant step forward in providing you with the tools you need to share your content effectively and securely. We are committed to continuously improving our platform based on your feedback and evolving needs.
Stay tuned for more updates, and as always, we welcome your thoughts and suggestions. Feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].
Thank you for being a part of our community!